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Defenses
- noun - (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
- a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
- protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury; "a good boxer needs a good defense"; "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"
Deferred
- verb - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
- to put off till later
- yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
Deferrer
- - One who defers or puts off.
Dejected
- verb - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
Dejecter
- - One who casts down, or dejects.
Demeaned
- verb - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
Demented
- adjective - affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
Demerger
- unknown - Separation of a large company into smaller organisations.
Demersed
- - Situated or growing under water, as leaves; submersed.